strong precedent

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

A very persuasive or influential earlier case or event.

precedentADJECTIVE + precedent

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Examples (10)

  • There is a strong precedent for such a strategy.
  • The lawyers argued that there was a strong precedent for dismissing the case.
  • Recent court rulings have established a strong precedent for environmental protection.
  • The board's decision was based on a strong precedent set three years ago.
  • Without a strong precedent, the judge may find it difficult to make a ruling.
  • The historical data provides a strong precedent for this economic policy.
  • Many legal experts believe this case will create a strong precedent for future litigation.
  • The treaty was signed because there was a strong precedent for international cooperation.
  • The university cited a strong precedent when rejecting the student's appeal.
  • We can find a strong precedent for this type of corporate restructuring in the 1990s.